This book advances and enriches the debates and discussions about the value of art. It offers a close reading of passages from Marx's entire body of work and an engaging and accessible narrative of the beginnings, development and discoveries of Marx's thoughts on art.

• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• 1 Art and Value before Marx
• 2 The Intrinsic Freedom of Writing
• 3 Art, Speculation and Ideology
• 4 Art and the Juggernaut of Capital
• 5 Why We Make Art
• Conclusion
• Further Reading
• Bibliography
• Index
• About the Author